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(The Center Square) – A pair of companion bills proposing state receivership for Massachusetts-based hospitals facing closure received support from speakers offering testimony at a Thursday legislative committee meeting.

(The Center Square) – A pair of companion bills proposing state receivership for Massachusetts-based hospitals facing closure received support from speakers offering testimony at a Thursday legislative committee meeting.

Depending on how quickly House and Senate leaders can iron out differences, a final proposal could be headed to Gov. Maura Healey's desk as soon as this summer after the topic has been in the spotlight for more than a year.

The fate of tax relief in Massachusetts now rests with a legislative negotiating committee that will hash out differences between the version passed by the House in April and the one passed by the Senate on Thursday.

Chanting workers called for the resignation of Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy, appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2020.

All the world’s a stage, an English fella once said. And the Senate was quite the stage last week.

Senate Democrats rallied around plans to begin offering lower in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants, trouncing a push by Republicans to knock the policy change out of the annual budget.

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: This week’s report is on the latest fundraising and expenditure numbers for the state’s 40 senators’ campaign committees from the latest filing period of April 1-30, 2023. It also includes how much money each senator has on...

Local licensing authorities would decide how many food store licenses are issued and nearby retailers that face heightened competition from businesses with food stores licenses would be eligible for small

Legislation that would establish a new class of alcohol licenses for convenience stores, supermarkets and other businesses may lead to another statewide ballot question, an...